Thursday, October 7, 2010

Countdown to Halloween! Mining for Gold(en): "Private Eye Man-Bat"

Greetings my ghoulish Groove-ophiles! While it can't be said that The Batman's sometimes enemy/sometimes ally Man-Batever set the comicbook world on fire, DC was able to produce some fun comics featuring Kirk Langstrom's furry-fanged alter-ego. The best of 'em were drawn, natch, by our man of the hour, Michael Golden. This moody masterpiece written by Bob Rozakis with inks by Joe Rubenstein is from Batman Family #20 (July 1978). Are you ready for "Private Eye Man-Bat"?

Man, thanks for posting these, i don't have them and i know they aren't exactly going to be easy to find. i'm having a great time reading them. great scans, amazing art....especially considering how young mike was when he drew these, it kinda boggles the mind a bit!

I'll have to second Groove on the Golden front. As much as I like Robbins and Ditko, I think Golden takes it to a whole other level. This was easily my favorite issue of Batman Family (particularly for the Golden Batman/Ragman team-up — stunning!)

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As for the rest of ya, the purpose of this blog is to (re)introduce you to the great comics of the 1970s. If you like what you see, do what I do--go to a comics shop, bookstore, e-Bay or whatever and BUY YOUR OWN!